Bath-tub shower attachment.



P. E. BALL. BATH TUB SHOWER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1906. RENEWED SEPT. 11, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FRANOIS E. BALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BATH-TUB SHOWER ATTACHMENT.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed Nov m r 1%1906. Serial No. 343.416. Renewed September 11. 1907. Serial No. 392,370.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnANois E. BALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bath-i ub Shower Attachments, of which the follow ing is a specification.

'l'his invention relates to bath tub attachments, being especially directed to a shower device, and has for its objects to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive device of this character which may be conveniently applied for use, one whereby the nature of the shower may be varied from a sheet to a needlespray, and one in which the device may be readily adjusted for changing the style of the shower.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a device embodying the invention. the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. tive view of one member of the device. 4 is a similar view of the other member.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device is made in the form of a hollow, substantially spherical spraying memher 1 composed of a pair of semisphcrical sections2 and 3, of which the former is provided with an open mouth 4 adapted to [it a faucet 5, While the latter is provided with a perforated lug 6 adapted for engagement by a chain 7 through the medium of which the device is attached to a tub. 'ihe sections 2 and 3 have formed thereon overlapping flat faced portions or flanges 8 and 9, respectively, forming a central girdle around Fig. 3 is a perspec- Fig.

the spraying member and connecting the sections for rotation one relative to the other, theflange 8 being turned at its outer edge, as at 10, inward upon the section 2 for holding the sections together, while formed in the flange 8 is a slot 11 and a series of perforations 12 arranged at diametrically opposite pointsand adapted to be brought into register with a corresponding slot 13 and perforatrons 14 formed in the flange 9.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on In practice, the spraying member 1 is applied to the spigot by seating the mouth 4 on the end of the latter, as shown in Fi s. 1 and 2, and the lower section 3 rotated relative to the section 2 for bringing either of the slots 11 and 13 or the perforations 12 and 14 into register, after which the water is turned on and sprayed from the device in the form of a shower. If the slots 11 and 13 be brought into register the shower will be in the nature of a solid sheet or wave, while on the other hand if the perforations 12 and 14 be brought into register, the shower will be in the nature of a plurality of streams, which may, of course, be varied in size by bringing the perforations wholly or partly into register, thus providing for the production of the shower to the liner needle spray.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a hollow body composed of a pair of relatively rotatable sections having overlapping flanges connecting the sections and provided with openings adapted to be brought into and out of register by relative rotation of the sections.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hollow body composed of a pair of relatively rotatable sections having overlapping FRANCIS E. BALL.

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